Lessons in Chocolate(2007)
Overview
Mattia, a building contractor on a promising career path, is about to close the biggest deal of his professional life, when his illegally-hired worker Kamal falls off some scaffolding, suffers a severe break and threatens to sue and press charges against Mattia unless... Unless Mattia takes his place in an advanced course for pastry makers! This is the reason Kamal came to Italy from his native Egypt and that will allow him to realize his dream of opening his own pastry shop... Mattia has no choice but to take Kamal’s place in the school and pretend to be him. Among laughs and mouth-watering recipes, Mattia will discover a way to bring his and Kamal's disparate cultures together.
Director
Claudio Cupellini
Studio
Cattleya
Cast
Luca Argentero
as Mattia
Violante Placido
as Cecilia
Neri Marcorè
as Maestro
Hassani Shapi
as Kamal
Monica Scattini
as Letizia
Francesco Pannofino
as Luigi
Josefia Forlì
as Corrado
Matteo Oleotto
as Milo
Rolando Ravello
as Presentatore
Ivano Marescotti
as Giancarlo Ugolini
Salami Bahija
as Shamira
Vito
as Osvaldo
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2007
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
Italian
Rating
5.9 / 10
Production Companies
Cattleya
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What is Lessons in Chocolate about?▼
Mattia, a building contractor on a promising career path, is about to close the biggest deal of his professional life, when his illegally-hired worker Kamal falls off some scaffolding, suffers a severe break and threatens to sue and press charges against Mattia unless... Unless Mattia takes his place in an advanced course for pastry makers! This is the reason Kamal came to Italy from his native Egypt and that will allow him to realize his dream of opening his own pastry shop... Mattia has no choice but to take Kamal’s place in the school and pretend to be him. Among laughs and mouth-watering recipes, Mattia will discover a way to bring his and Kamal's disparate cultures together.
Who directed Lessons in Chocolate?▼
Lessons in Chocolate was directed by Claudio Cupellini and released in 2007. It is a comedy film.
How long is Lessons in Chocolate?▼
Lessons in Chocolate has a runtime of 1 hours and 39 minutes (99 minutes total).
Who stars in Lessons in Chocolate?▼
The cast of Lessons in Chocolate includes Luca Argentero as Mattia, Violante Placido as Cecilia, Neri Marcorè as Maestro, Hassani Shapi as Kamal, Monica Scattini as Letizia and more.
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